Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Portugal. Show all posts

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Quarter-Final: England 4-1 Portugal

Thursday 19th June - CSA EuroCup 08 Quarter-Final
Hypo-Arena, Klagenfurt, Austria

Rampant England thrashed Portugal 4-1 to secure a place in the semi-finals.

Monday, 16 June 2008

Group B: Austria 0-1 Portugal

Monday 16th June - CSA EuroCup 08 Group B
Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne, Switzerland

A last-minute winner from Joaozinho sent co-hosts Austria out of EuroCup 08 and now Portugal will now look forward to a quarter-final with England.

Thursday, 12 June 2008

Group B: Germany 1-2 Portugal

Thursday 12th June - CSA EuroCup 08 Group B
UPC Arena, Graz, Austria

Goals from Cristiano Costa and Joaozinho put Germany all but out of EuroCup 08 with one game left for both teams.

Christian Kohl scored the German goal, but it wasn't enough.

Sunday, 8 June 2008

Group B: Portugal 0-1 Croatia

Sunday 8th June - CSA EuroCup 08 Group B
UPC Arena, Graz, Austria

Kristijan Kizu's stoppage time winner made it a doubleheader of shocks on Sunday after Croatia stunned Portugal 1-0.

Sunday, 1 June 2008

Portugal team guide

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How did they get there: Qualified after beating the likes of Poland and Denmark.

Manager: António Perreira.

Captain: Marco Carvalho.

Euro highlights: Reaching the EuroCup 04 final where they lost to Hungary. Had it been any other day they would have won.

Euro legend: Luis Rodrigues. Did his wonderboy tricks in EuroCup '96 and '00 before retiring after an injury hit EuroCup '04.

Star player: Cristiano Costa. The London United winger burst on to international stage at EuroCup 04 at the age of 19, but also burst into tears after the shock 1-0 defeat to Hungary in the final. He will hold a key with his entertaining tricks

Strengths: ???

Weaknesses: ???

World ranking: 9th.

Our verdict: They could go all the way this time, with Costa in the form of his life right now.